tlacoyo
Plural: tlacoyos
Language: Spanish
Description: An oval or canoe-shaped snack made from masa (slaked cornmeal) and occasionally mashed cooked beans, filled with salsa verde or salsa roja, chopped onions, soured cream and crumbled cheese and then fried.
Pronounced: tlah-KOH-yoh(s)
Ethnicity: Mexican, Spanish
Most frequent country: Mexico, Spain
Also known as: tlatoyo
See places: Spanish food and cuisine, Mexican food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: chalupa, salsa verde
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